Comment by adrian_b

I consider attribution very important, less because it were associated with some merits for the humans quoted as the sources of certain new ideas, but more because it facilitates going backwards to the historical documents where those ideas were first introduced.

At least for me, in many cases I have achieved a much better understanding of various things after I studied the historical development of the ideas related to them.

Therefore I agree with the point "2." at "Potential Threats". For me a novel mathematical demonstration that is not presented in a way which disentangles its really new elements from the previously known elements, by proper quotation of all relevant older sources, has a value that is many times lower than that of a demonstration with proper attributions.